Britannia, volume the first, or, An illustration of the Kingdom of England and dominion of Wales by a geographical and historical description of the principal roads thereof, actually admeasured and delineated in a century of whole-sheet copper-sculps : accomodated with the ichnography of the several cities and capital towns, and compleated by an accurate account of the more remarkable passages of antiquity : together with a novel discourse of the present state / by John Ogilby ...

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The Road from — KINGS-LYN to NORWICH. Continued to YARMOUTH in Norf. By JOHN, OGISBY Esq^r. his Ma^ties Cosmograph Containing 69 Miles. •• Furlongs. viz^t. — From the Market Place ••••ings Lyn to Gayton. 7.3. to Mileham 12.6 to Billing, ford 6.2. to the City of NORWICH 15.6. to Ha••••••sko, 17.5. to Yarmouth. 9.6.

The Road from King's-Lyn to Norwich, Continued to Yarmouth in Norfolk.

• 1. THE Point of Bearing E. by S.
• 2. The Direct Horizontal Distance 48 M.
• 3. The vulgar Computation 48 M.
• 4. The Dimensuration 69’4.

From King's-Lyn	Comp.	Measure.
to Gayton	05	05	07’3	07’3
Mileham	09	14	12’6	20’1
Billingford	04	18	06’2	26’3
to NORWICH	12	30	15’6	42’1
Hadsko	12	42	17’5	59’6
Yarmouth	06	48	09’6	69’4

Norfolk and a Part of Suffolk are the Counties which contain the Road; * 1.1 and the Winsdor, Yare and Waveney are the Rivers crost over; affording a very good Way, (much open and Heathy) as indeed the whole County generally does, which makes it re∣ported that King James once pleasantly said, He would have all Norfolk cut out into Roads, to supply the rest of the Kingdom.

Forward Turnings to be avoided.

• At 7’6. The Left to Massingham.
• At 9’3. The Left acute.
• At 17’2. The Left acute.
• At 19’1. The Left to Stanfeld.
• At 19’4. The Left acute.
• At 20’4. The Left acute.
• At 25’5. The Left to Billingford. * 1.2
• At 29’5. The Left acute.
• At 37’4. The Right to Helsdon.
• At 40’2. The Right acute.
• At 47’3. The Left to Carleton.
• At 50’6. The Right to Thurston.

FROM King's-Lyn, Commencing at the Tuesday Market-Place, * 1.3 and proceeding through East-Gate; at 1’1. you pass by Maudlin's Alms-house on the Right, and 3 Furlongs farther, through Gaywood of 2 Furlongs Extent; * 1.4 whence over a large Heath which you enter at 2’2. leaving Bawsey on the Left; at 5 Miles you pass by Lesiat Chapel, and at 6’2. by Grimston Church, both on the Left a small distance; crossing a Rill and passing through some part of Gayton at 6’6. * 1.5 and the Remainder of it at 7’2.

Hence little occurs, but ascending a Hill of 2 Furlongs at 10’1. by Ruffam Lodg on the Left at 14 Miles, you come to a small Ascent at 14’2. and your Way continuing Heathy; and leaving West Lexham Church on the Right, and Great Lexham Church on the Left, each distant about 3 Furlongs from the Road, brings you at 17’2. to Part of Lucheham alias Lycham, * 1.6 and 2 Furlongs farther through Lycham a quarter of a Mile long, formerly a Market-Town, but since its Devasta∣tion by Fire about 30 years ago, dis-us'd.

At 19 Miles you cross a Brook, and 4 Furlongs farther pass through Part of Mileham, 3 Furlongs beyond entring Mileham of near 3 Furlongs Extent; * 1.7 from hence an indifferent straight Way by Stanfeld, Brisley, Elmhalm Park and Church all on the Left, brings you at 26’2. * 1.8 (having first crost the Winsdor a little above its Con∣junction with the Yare) to Billingford of 4 Furlongs Length, and by Beck-Hall and Baudswick on the Left: At 29 Miles you come to Spurham Corner, where bearing suddenly to the Right, and passing through a small Village at 31’2. over Leonard Bridg pass the River; and by Tyes Hall on the Right at 32’4. pass through Mar∣ton, alias Marton super Montem, * 1.9 and 6 Furlongs farther (repassing the River) through Attlebridg, both small Villages.

At 35’1. ascending a Hill of 3 Furlongs, leaving Taverham on the Left, you pass through Drayton at 37’3. from whence ascending a Hill at 38 Miles, * 1.10 and lea∣ving Drayton Lodg on the Right, you pass over a Heath, and by a Stone-Cross on the Left, at 41’4. through St. Martin's Gate enter the City of NORWICH, * 1.11 whereof having in general Terms discours'd in the Road from LONDON to

NORWICH, pag. 91. Take here this farther Supplement, first, That it suffer'd Extreamly by Sword, and Famine in the Confessor's Time; and in opposing the Con∣queror: Harrass'd by the Earl of Flanders and Hugh Bigod Anno 1174. and by King John for yielding to Lewis the French King Anno 1216. and by the Dis-Inherited Ba∣rons Anno 1266. Lastly, besides the Plague afore mentioned, it suffer'd much by Fire Anno 1508. and by that Arch Rebel Ket, who pitch'd his Camp at Muswel Hill adjoyning, but being Subdu'd, was at last Hang'd on his own Oak of Refor∣mation. Add to its chief Buildings the Market-House, Cross and House of Correcti∣on; and amongst other Observables an Hospital for 100 Poor Men and Women; The Diocess was formerly that of the East Angles, first Divided into the Bishop∣ricks of Norfolk and Suffolk, keeping their Sees at Elmhalm and Dunwich, united again after 100 years Vacancy, and after 100 years more Translated to NORWICH.

Five Furlongs from NORWICH you pass through a small Village, * 1.12 crossing the Wentfar at 44’2. * 1.13 and entring Trowse of 2 Furlongs Extent; and leaving Bixley and Kirby on the Right, at 47 Miles by a Smiths Shop on the Right, whence by Carleton on the Left, and some Houses on the Road at 49 Miles, you afterwards pass be∣tween Ashby and Hellington, * 1.14 and at 51 Miles enter Thurston of 3 Furlongs in length; from whence by Chedgrave Church on the Right, * 1.15 and Hales contiguous on the Left, at 55’4. you leave Hocklingham Church 2 Furlongs on the Left, and at 57 Miles Nor∣ton Church and Beacon as much on the Right, 4 Furlongs farther passing through Thurlston a Village Extending 2 Furlongs on the Road. * 1.16

At 59’6. * 1.17 having before left Thorp on the Left you come to Hadsko, where you fall in with the way from LONDON; whence over Hadsko Dam, crossing the Waveny where you Enter Suffolk, you pass through St. Olaves at 62’1. Fritton-street at 63 Miles, and by Belton Chapel and Bradwel on the Left come to Gorlston at 66’7. and at 68’3. enter Little Yarmouth, or rather the Design of Little Yarmouth, being at present only a few Houses about the Bridg, but in Project of being Extended thus far.

At 69’2 you cross the Yare, * 1.18 which a little above receives the Waveny and Bure, to∣gether Re-entring Norfolk and arriving at Great Yarmouth; Antiently Garmuth and Jiermuth i. e. Garienis Ostium, being seated within a Mile of the River Yare's Influx into the Sea; a place of great strength, Esteem'd the Key of the Coast: Incorpora∣ted under 2 Bailiffs by King Henr. 3d. and in the 15th. year of his Reign Wall'd about, and since well Fortifi'd; Is large and well built, Composed of an infinite Num∣ber of Narrow Rows or Passages, and some fair Streets; a Corporation sending Bur∣gesses to Parliament, well Inhabited and frequented, especially by Maritine People; an Antient Member of the Cinque-Ports: Enjoys a Considerable Trade by their great Herring and Mackerel Fishing, and its Market on Saturdays is very considerable for Corn, Flesh, Fish, &c. It has only one Church, but fair large and Capacious enough for two Ministers, Founded by Bishop Herbert in King Rufus's days; and though they have no Possessions, as most Corporations have, yet they maintain a Peer a∣gainst the Sea at the yearly Charge, of (formerly but 500 l.) now quadruple that Sum yearly.

Backward Turnings to be avoided.

• 1. 7 Furl. beyond Gorlston the Left acute.
• 2. 1 M. 6 Furl. short of Fritton Street, the Left acute.
• 3. In Hadsko the forward to LONDON.
• 4. 5 Furl. beyond Hadsko, the Left acute.
• 5. In Thurlston the Right acute.
• 6. 3 Furl. short of Hales Church the Left.
• 7. 3 Furl. beyond Thurston, the Right to Ashby.
• 8. 2 M. beyond Ipswich, the Left acute.
• 6. At Spurham Corner, the Right to Bawd∣swick.
• 10. A Mile beyond Billingford, the Right.
• 11. Against Dunham Church the Left.
• 12. Against Ruffham Church, the Left acute.
• 13. 1 Mile 7 Furl. short of Gayton, the Left acute.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Counties past through. Rivers crost over. The quality of the way.
• * 1.2

  Acute Turnings to be avoided.
• * 1.3

  King's-Lyn, E.
• * 1.4

  Gaywood, 1’4.
• * 1.5

  Gayton, 7’3.
• * 1.6

  Lycham, 17’5.
• * 1.7

  Mileham, 20’1.
• * 1.8

  [25’5. E. N. E.] Billingford, 26’3. [29 Miles S. S. E.]
• * 1.9

  Marton, 32’4. Attlebridg, 33’2.
• * 1.10

  [34’6. E. S. E.] Drayton, 37’3.
• * 1.11

  NORWICH, 42’1.
• * 1.12

  [43 m. S. E.]
• * 1.13

  Trowse 44’3.
• * 1.14

  Thurston 51’2.
• * 1.15

  [53’3. E.]
• * 1.16

  Thurlston 57’4.
• * 1.17

  [59 m. S. E. b S.] Hadsko 59’6. N. E. b E. St. Olaves 62’2. Fritton-Street 63 m. Gorlston 66’7.
• * 1.18

  Yarmouth 69’4.